Typical 1-bedroom flat£531kmost £384k–£833k
Sold last year521 in five years
Prices in Westminster-20.7%on a year ago
A typical 1-bedroom flat in SW1Y sold for £531,370 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £384,442 and £832,840, for about 39 m² of space.
5 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £531k for one bedroom.
Across Westminster, prices are down 20.7% on a year ago and down 17.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,548 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,423 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £106,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.
Questions about SW1Y
Is SW1Y a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Westminster are down 20.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (79% against 43.8%); 5 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 1-bedroom flat in SW1Y?
A typical 1-bedroom flat in SW1Y sold for £531,370 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £384,442 and £832,840.
How many homes sell in SW1Y each year?
5 homes sold in the last year and 21 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.
What are the schools like near SW1Y?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Clement Danes CofE Primary School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.